HR2482

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:03 | Tran: 6:21 | Set: 6:40

Alt: -8.62° Az: 144.97° Direction: South-East

HR2482 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2482 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR2482 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR2482. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2482 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 43m 06s

Declination -38° 25’ 26”

Hour Angle 20h 54m 19s

Sideral Time 03h 37m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 42m 16s

Declination -38° 23’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 247.45°

Galactic Latitude -18.13°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2482.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.49

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2482 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2482. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2482 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2482 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.29

Secondary star magnitude 7.79

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 7.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2482 is distant 297.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 63 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.32

Distance (light year) 297.72

Radial Speed 63 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD48543

SAO Catalogue SAO197108

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP32091

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 2844

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2482 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.4° RISE 6:03

Max altitude: 0.1° TRANSIT 6:21

Azimuth: 231.6° SET 6:40

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis